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premeditate vs ruminate

ruminate vs premeditate

premeditate and ruminate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
premeditate No No Yes No
ruminate No No Yes No
As verbs, ruminate is a hypernym of premeditate; that is, ruminate is a word with a broader meaning than premeditate:
  • premeditate: think or reflect beforehand or in advance
  • ruminate: reflect deeply on a subject
Other hypernyms of premeditate include chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, speculate, think over.
premeditate (verb) ruminate (verb)
consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand reflect deeply on a subject
think or reflect beforehand or in advance chew the cuds
Difference between premeditate and ruminate

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